Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 9 Feb 2015 11:49:48 +0100 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] vt_buffer: drop console buffer copying optimisations | From | Geert Uytterhoeven <> |
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On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 11:35 AM, Daniel Stone <daniel@fooishbar.org> wrote: > On 5 February 2015 at 11:35, One Thousand Gnomes > <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: >>> If I'm not mistaken, that would be as simple as adding >>> >>> #define VT_BUF_HAVE_RW. >>> #define scr_writew(val, addr) (*(addr) = (val)) >>> #define scr_readw(addr) (*(addr)) >>> >>> to arch/x86/include/asm/vga.h. >> >> and stick an >> >> #if defined (CONFIG_SUPPORT_SHITE_VGA_ADAPTERS) >> >> #endif >> >> around that and its sorted as an option everyone can leave off but the >> afflicted. > > Well, given all the distros will enable that, might as well be #if > !defined(CONFIG_BREAK_SOME_HARDWARE_BUT_VGA_SCROLLING_WILL_BE_IMMEASURABLY_FASTER).
All distros on 1 out of 29 architectures?
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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